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I think a statement needs to made. Max has got away with it for too long. A stern warning wouldn't do anything. They need to hit him where it hurts. Saying that, I don't think Mercedes will get anything from this and expect no penalty for Max despite the evidence Max isn't the problem it's the guy ...

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Well now I've seen Max's onboard I think I'll stick my initial assessment. He didn't really open up the steering, he just ran deep to stay alongside Hamilton and then didn't really try to make the turn when he could have as he knew that would potentially allow Hamilton to carry his momentum round t...

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Always was and kind of how it needs to be. I don't know why they insist it isn't. How it needs to be? Sorry, I disagree that aggressive behavior should only be penalized if there is a mishap due to it. Driver has an oversteery moment which causes him to spin into another car a penalty will be given...

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Its should be pretty obvious by now that stewarding and penalties are based on the consequence rather than the incident itself. Always was and kind of how it needs to be. I don't know why they insist it isn't. How it needs to be? Sorry, I disagree that aggressive behavior should only be penalized i...

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Difficulty with these moves for me has always been how you prove intent, and that the driver in Max’s position has deliberately crowded the other driver. This one does look particularly clumsy, and is made worse by just how far ahead Hamilton is before the corner. But Max is for me entitled to use ...

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The crowding rule is a "grey area" but I think the precedent has been set. If you are slightly ahead you can crowd a driver out. Verstappen did it to Bottas at the start. He did it to Hamilton at the start at Imola. Hamilton did it to Verstappen at Portugal during the race and at the start in USA. ...

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Oh come on Fiki is one of the most bias around I was called out for mentioning it before. But it's clear. Please explain my supposed bias. I am very much against people running competitors off the track, and I'm very much against disguising the quest for bums on expensive seats as "letting them rac...

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Can you name me any driver who has been punished for touching a car under parc feme conditions? Hi Can you name a driver that has other than tyres? Post quali. Sure I can, Vettel, on many occasions. Someone has even made you a handy Video https://youtu.be/3JpY0CqKEkc Genuine question here. I've wat...

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If both broke too late then neither could control the car. They'd both be guilty of the same thing basically. I'm just speculating as to perhaps why the stewards weren't interested. This isn't a defence of Verstappen at all. I was pleased when Hamilton got the move done. He was the deserved winner....

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Verstappen at best should have received a 5 second penalty. FIA are clearly deciding where the championship goes. Excellent race but Max was awful with his behaviour. Agree. And he'll be thinking he's untouchable. Any time he does a professional foul in future, especially if it ends in contact, the...

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Schermerhorn wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:38 pm

IDFD wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 14, 2021 6:37 pm
Verstappen at best should have received a 5 second penalty. FIA are clearly deciding where the championship goes.

Excellent race but Max was awful with his behaviour.
The FIA did nothing after Silverstone either.

After?

They did something during.

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Hamiton DSQ from qualy.... One thing I don't really get which others may. Is this Merc clearly trying to cheat or has something malfunctioned? Found this: Stewards and Merc agreed that there was an unintentional fault with parts of the rear wing, but with no obvious reason = DSQ Fair enough. Though...

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Was it "clearly" Ricciardo's fault? It's certainly not Bottas' fault, but... even before this incident, I'd already had a dim view of Bottas' spatial awareness... almost being oblivious of where the rear of his car is. Wasn't it Bottas who at two separate Monza meets moved back onto the racing line...

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Looking like voting is swinging convincingly to Verstappen & Red Bull. Hamilton has been extracting the maximum from his car & clinging on in races with his fingernails. Perez is extracting more from his Red Bull than Bottas does from Mercedes. Given the relative closeness still, you've still got to...

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How did Ricciardo not get a penalty for that? for the first lap? If that is what you mean, then it is simply because it is the first lap that they don't give much of a penalty. it was clearly ricciardo's fault though, but many other drivers on the first lap don't get penalties for this sort of thin...

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Gee, show us some more of the crowd rather than the battle.

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If Pirelli say the Mediums can do 50 laps, isn't that a clear sign that they should have gone a grade softer for all three compounds?

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Starting to think Red Bull 1-2 results are preferable to a drawn out title battle. I'd been nervous that the points from Belgium could be critical and that would be a disaster for the sport, but Red Bull's performance increasingly looks like making that a non-issue.

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Looks like Perez impeded Hamilton's exit of Turn 3 as he rejoined. Blocked any chance Hamilton might have expected to have down to Turn 4 using the tow

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TheGiantHogweed wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:28 pm
well perez didnt really impress there

I'd say Verstappen was clearly overdriving though.

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Wow. Good job by Verstappen to counter lack of tow.and better Perez. But really something from the Mercedes.

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I know, well Belgium happened, but does anyone care about graphics displaying race finish points on lap 5!?

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Too high a chance of a safety car. Stay out & if it happens you're locked into your position.

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TheGiantHogweed wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 26, 2021 1:06 pm
well that lost perez a lot of time.

Not quite enough

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Presumably Red Bull waiting to pull Perez in for the undercut on Hamilton the second Hamilton passes Ricciardo and is released.

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Alonso didn't even try and make turn 1. After watching F2 and F3 I'm not surprised. I didn't watch Alonso, but do find it frustrating and equivalent to a tactical foul to intentionally avoid the turn. I can understand it avoids the potential risks of taking the turn, but it's hardly fair on those t...

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Did Verstappen do his patented skipping Turn 1?

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In theory, if Bottas would delay Max moderately either way, then delaying him early in the race might lose Max more positions overall by giving the midfield a chance to get the jump on the back 4. Losing 5 seconds, say, means far more on lap 5 than lap 25. On the evidence of this season so far, whe...

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Can you imagine the Red Bull response if two laps under the safety car based on FP2 positions decided the race? Although it would be equitable to repeat the process from Spa, I can't imagine the FIA putting themselves in that position again. Red Bull would probably have no reaction as a certain res...

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Merc are useless, there best track and probably only chance for Bottas to take points of Max and his at the back of the grid. Exactly my thinking. However a new engine vs old could possibly bring Bottas into the fight with Verstappen at numerous races this year. Mercedes could give Bottas another n...

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Would have lost WCC points by losing positions on track. Didn't stop them in Silverstone Do you REALLY think Checo would have had a chance to match Lewis best time on fresh tires??? ....especially as Checo would have been running for the fast lap back in traffic. No I dont. But I was just pointing ...

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Johnson wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 05, 2021 2:56 pm

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Sun Sep 05, 2021 2:41 pm
How come Red Bull didn't pit/sacrifice Perez for a fastest lap attempt again?
No match for Hamilton today

Thanks. Couldn't watch, so didn't know. Still wouldn't have put it past Red Bull to try!

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How come Red Bull didn't pit/sacrifice Perez for a fastest lap attempt again?

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11 pages of discussion on the non-event at Spa & only 3 pages for a near complete GP. Don't you just love it when that tells you if you must watch highlights or read the race-as-it-happened articles when you couldn't watch live!?

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It's a fun circuit in some ways, but I'm already worrying it's an overgrown go-kart track that really isn't right for cars that we already know are far too big. It's an awful track for these cars From watching some 90's clips recently, I do wonder how much of today's wheelbase could be cut back wit...

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Immensely frustrating, but I don't think they could have run the race in the conditions. What irritates me here is that F1 is pretending that a race actually happened, are giving out championship points and are holding a podium ceremony. Incredibly embarrassing for the drivers to have to stand up t...

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If the safety car can't go fast enough, that it's a (predictable) liability to temperatures - why o why doesn't F1 allow the lead car to operate as safety car? Also, 100% agree on the farce views. F1 acts surprised & loses all ability to decide & act when it's wet. PS. Only catching up on this threa...

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Out of interest - what would of happened if Lewis had pitted and they were all in the pits for the restart? Would they have gone green from the pitlane? I don't know. But I've also been wondering whether they started the start procedure earlier or later as a result of everyone else pitting? It'd no...

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Fiki wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 31, 2021 9:14 pm
I voted Esteban Ocon, for beating Alonso, who was doing quite well himself. I was very glad for Gasly also; he continues to surprise pleasantly.

I went for Ocon too. Similar reason re: Alonso. Great result for Gasly, though suffers as less of a surprise to see him there.

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Including examples where there was no contact or cause for stewards to investigate. Jumping into a conversation without understanding the content is rarely a smart decision. Verstappen did not get any kind of penalty for his driving at Imola and Spain this year, so why are so many Hamilton fans com...

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